Back fob oilcloth



Oct. 6, 1931. JOHNSON 1,826,135

.RACK FOR OILCLOTH Filed May 5. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 6, 1931. pj1,826,135

' RACK FOR,OILCLOTH Filed May 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 6, 1931. E.P. JOHNSON RACK FOR OILCLOTH Filed May 5, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 tllPatented Oct. 6, 1931 EDWARID P. JOHNSON, OF SAGAMORE, PENNSYLVANIA RACKFOR OIL CLOTH Application filed May 5, 1928. Serial No. 275,445.

thereby together with a cutting table associ-i ated'with the reel withwhich the cloth of a roll is adapted to be selectively engaged.

The invention also has for an object to provide a device of this kindcomprising a rotating reel provided with means for carrying a pluralityof rolls of oil cloth and where in a mechanism is provided to hold saidreel against rotation when a selected roll is brought to a desiredposition.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a device of thiskind comprising a roll carrying reel together with a cutting tableassociated therewith, said table being movable into or out of workingposition with respectto the reel and wherein means is provided tofacilitate the release of the cutting table when in working posit-ion.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thiskind including a cutting table along which is adapted to travel asuitable cutting tool together with means for clamping to the table thecloth to be out.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of this kindincluding a cutting table together with a measuring medium whereby thecloth as drawn over the cutting table may be conveniently measured tofacil- 5 itate the determination of alength of cloth to be cut. i

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved rack foroil cloth whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for 5 use, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth.I

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In orderthat my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 isa side elevation of a rack embodying theimprovements of my invention;

Figure 2 is a detailed view of the cutting board and its related parts;

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the blade holder; 7

Figures 4 and 5 are elevational views of the entire machine, Figure 5showing some of the parts in sect-ion; Figure 6 is an elevation at rightangles to Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view of the cutting table or board;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view through one of the side membersshowing the core or mandrel;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the brace membershereinafter specifically referred to.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawv ings, my improved rack or standcomprises a supporting frame F consisting of the end members 1 each ofduplicate construction and in the form of an inverted V and which isprovided at its lower portion with the base member 2. The upwardlyconverging side members 3 of the end members 1 at points relativelyclose to the base members 2 are connected by the interposed bracemembers 4 whereby is assured a rigid frame structure.

The upper or apex portions'of the end members 1 serve as bearings forthe shaft 5 of the reel R. The reel R comprises the end discs 6 mountedupon the shaft 5 inwardly of but immediately adjacent to the end members1 and, as herein disclosed, these discs 6 are adapted to rot-ate withthe shaft 5. The

opposed faces of the'discs 6 carry the supplemental discs 7 each of adiameter materially less than the diameter of the adjacent disc 7 Thediscs 6 and 7 are concentric and the peripheral portions of the smallerdiscs 7 are connected by the elongated members or cleats 8equi-distantly spaced ina direction circumferentially of the discs 7.

The peripheral portion of one of the discs 6 is provided outwardly ofthe associated disc 7 with a series of cireumferentially andequidistantly spaced lugs 9 while at points aligned lengthwise of thereel R and said lugs 9 are the openings 10 through which are adapted tobe inserted from without the headed lugs 11. Each pair of aligned lugs 9and 11 is adapted to be received within the opposite end portions of thecore or mandrel 12 upon which a length M of oil cloth or kindredmaterial is wound.

By provision of the removable lugs 11 rolls of material. of differentdesigns may be carried for display by asingle reel and all of the reelsmay be readily and conveniently presented to a prospective purchaserupon rotation of the reel R which can be manually done with convenienceand facility as by exerting requisite pull or push upon either one ofthe discs 6.

Fixed to the outer face of one of the discs (3 is an annular member 15concentric to the shaft 5, said annular member being of a major diameterto bring its peripheral edge, as herein disclosed, inwardly of theopenings 10 and below the upper or apex end of the adjacent endmember 1. This annular member 15 in its peripheral portion and in radialalignment with the openings 10 provided thereacross with the squarednotches 16 which are adapted to selectively receive an inwardly disposedhook portion 17 carried by an elongated latch member 18.

The end portion of the member 18 remote from the hook portion 17 isfixed to an end portion of a rod 19' freely disposed through a bearing20 fixed to the upper portion of the end member 1 adjacent to theannular member 15, said rod having free lengthwise movement through thebearing 20 to position the hook portion 17 within a desired notch 16 orto move the member 18 in a direction away from the member 15 to free thehook portion 17 therefrom to permit the reel R to have unhinderedrotation. To facilitate this endwise movement of the rod 19 to effectthe desired adjustment of the member 18, it is to be noted that thebearing 20 is of a width less than the width of the member 3 to which itis engaged and is positioned immediately adjacent to the outer face ofsuch member.

The upper portions of the end members 1 below the shaft 5 have pivotallyconnected thereto, as at 21, the elongated arms 23 having their outer orfree end portions relatively broad to permit effective securement tosaid outer end portions of the cutting board (l. The arms 23 are of suchlength as to permit the board C, when raised to its horizontal orworking position, to be arranged in advance of the reel R but in closeproximity thereto with the upper surface of said board substantiallycoplanar with the axial center of the reel R.

The board C is provided at substantially its transverse center with aslot 25 extending therethrough from substantially one end to the otherand the opposed faces of the slot are provided with the parallel grooves26 in which engage the longitudinal marginal portions of a slide plate27, said plate ln'idging the space between the opposed walls of the slot25.

Pivotally connected, at 28, with the plate 27 is an end portion of ablade holder 29 herein disclosed as comprising a single sheet of metalbent to provide overlying por tions between which a cutting blade 30 isadapted to be engaged, said blade being preferably of a well known typeof safety razor blade. The space between the overlying plates of theholder 29 is open so that the blade may be readily applied within theholder through said open end. The plates at their open ends are providedwith the outwardly and oppositely disposed flanges 31 with which isadapted to be slidably engaged a cap 32 for holding the applied blade 30against displacement. This cap 32 carries a knob 33 to facilitate itsapplication or removal.

One end portion of the table C carries a casing 3 1 in which isrotatably mounted a spring drum 35 upon which is adapted to beautomatically wound an elongated tape 36, the outer end portion of whichbeing attached, as at 37, to the plate 27 whereby the holder 29 and itsblade 30 are normally maintained beyond one end of the reel R. Vhen intheir normal position, the holder 29 and its blade 30 are substantiallyhoused within an upstanding hood 38 secured to the upper surface of theboard C and bridging the slot 25.

Upon a purchaser selecting a desired pat tern, the reel R- is rotateduntil the requisite roll of material is brought substantially inalignment with the board C whereupon the reel R- is locked againstrotation by requisite engagement of the bill 17 within the desired notch16. The material is then drawn over the table C until the desired lengthis disposed beyond the slot 25 whereupon the holder 29 together with theblade 30 is drawn along the table C and through the material, thussevering the desired length. Of course, upon release of the holder thesame will automatically return to its normal position.

'To facilitate the cutting of the material, I provide the table C at theend portion remote from the normal position of the holder 29 andinwardly of the slot 25 with a clamping arm 39 which, when drawndownwardly, effectively holds against slippage the material upon thetable C. The efficiency of this clamping arm is effected by the spring40.

Adjacent to the clan'iping arm 39 there is also mounted a casing 41 inwhich is mounted a spring drum 42 upon which automatically winds a tapeline 13. As the material from a roll is drawn across the table C thetape line is also carried therewith so that the salesman can readily andconveniently compute the length of material to be severed.

The table C is maintained in its raised or working position by theelongated brace members 44 pivotally connected, as at 45, with the outerportions of the arms 23. These brace members 44 are of strap iron orother rigid material and are disposed downwardly through the outstandingloop members 46 carried by the outer faces of the end members 1. Thelower marginal portions of the members 44 adjacent their lower or freeends are provided with the notches 47 which engage from above a shank48, such as a screw, engaged with the end members 1 and disposed throughthe loops 46. This engagement occurs when the table C has been moved orraised to its desired working position.

The arms or members 44 below or rearwardly of the loops 46 are providedwith the outstanding flanges 49 with which are adapted to contact thearcuate rock arms 50 fixed to a shaft'51. This shaft 51 bridges thespace between the end members 1 and is rotatably supported by thebearings 52 carried by the inner edge faces of certain of the members 3of the end members 1. One of the arcuate arms 50 has pivotally connectedthereto, as at 53, an end portion of an elongated rigid member or strap54 extending upwardly of the adjacent end member 1 and which ispivotally connected to the outer end portion of an arm 55 of a bellcrank lever 56, the second arm 57 of said lever being upwardly disposed.This lever 56 at its heel portion is pivotally connected to the upperportion of the adjacent end member 1.

With the table C in its raised or working position and it is desired tolower the same, it is only necessary to eXert pull upon the arm 57 ofthe bell crank lever 56 whereupon the arms 50 will swing upwardly inunison and contact with the flanges 49 of the arms 44 and disengage saidarms 44 from the shanks 48 whereupon the table C will readily drop orswing downwardly.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a rackfor oil cloth constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereofand for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

Iclaim:

1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a supportingstructure, a reel rotatably mounted thereon, means for supporting aplurality of rolls of material upon the reel, a cutting table havingswinging connection with the supporting structure for movement in avertical direction with respect to the reel, brace arms operativelyconnected with the table, coacting means carried by the supportingstructure and the arms for holding the table in its raised or workingposition,

means for releasing the arms when the table is raised to permit thetable to swing downwardly, a severing member slidable across the tablefor severing the material thereon, and means for maintaining saidsevering member at one end portion of the table and outwardly of theadjacent end of the reel.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a supportingstructure, a reel rotatably mounted thereon, means for supporting aplurality of rolls of material upon the reel, a cutting table havingswinging connection with the supporting structure for movement in avertical direction with respect to the reel, brace arms operativelyconnected with the table, coacting means carried by the supportingstructure and the arms for holding the table in its raised or workingposition, means operating from above the table for releasing the armswhen the table is raised to permit the table to swing downwardly, rockmembers engageable from below with the arms to release the same whensaid rock members are moved toward the arms, and means for moving saidrock members in unison.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

EDWARD P. JOHNSON.

